Technology

TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat are purposefully designed to be addictive platforms that have “carefully cultivated” a mental health crisis among U.S. students, a Silicon Valley school board alleged in a lawsuit. The San Mateo County superintendent and school board also alleges in the lawsuit filed Monday that the tech companies …

While the best iPad deals come around during major sale events like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day, you can still find plenty of great discounts at all times of the year if you know where to look. Whether you’re after the high-end iPad Pro or the most …

Right now, we are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to entertainment. TV shows, movies, and games all come out at such a fast and furious pace that it’s hard to keep up. Not all of them are worth your time, of course — which is where we come …

I recently received this email from Almyra S. Here’s what she’s asking:  “Hello Kurt, I have a question for you. Do you know if Cyrus online shopping is real?  Or is it a fake… the things they have are super cheap. Like I mean, a laptop for $9.99, a TV, …

Project Zero, Google’s team dedicated to security research, has found some big problems in the Samsung modems that power devices like the Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and some models of the Galaxy S22 and A53. According to its blog post, a variety of Exynos modems have a series of vulnerabilities …

A recent report from MIT is revealing that researchers at the institute have invented a new kind of augmented reality headset that would give you X-ray vision. However, the headset is raising major privacy concerns as it may allow you to see through walls, which could enable you to spy …

Lately, I’ve had this idea to build separate ready-to-go tech backpacks that make me feel prepared for any gadgety situation. One of those bags would be my lightweight pack containing a laptop and small Nintendo Switch kit, minimal cables, a battery bank, a mini toolkit, and crucially, one charging brick …

China accused the U.S. on Thursday of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok after reports that the Biden administration had called for the popular social media platform’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, Ltd., to sell its stakes in the app.  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters that America has not presented evidence …

Microsoft is holding a big AI event later today, but one of the announcements appears to have just leaked. Twitter user h0x0d has published details of a PowerPoint Copilot feature, which appears to include ChatGPT-like AI that will create presentations for you. The Copilot appears in a sidebar in an …

No one plays these games forever. After a certain point, people churn out of a game experience. And what are you left with? I’ve personally spent $50,000 in three months in Clash of Clans, and I still look back at that with lots of shame. I’m like “oh my God, …